Fort Hays State University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Hays, Kansas

6 scholarships Fort Hays State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

9,792Undergraduates

91%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (5)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Tiger Pride Scholarship

$3,750

Published requirement: 2.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 36 ACT, or 2.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1570 SAT, or 3.05 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 35 ACT, or 3.05 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1530 SAT, or 3.15 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 34 ACT, or 3.15 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1490 SAT, or 3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 33 ACT, or 3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1450 SAT, or 3.4 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 3.4 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1390 SAT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 29 ACT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1330 SAT, or 3.85 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 3.85 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT, or 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

TIGER PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP $3,750 per yearfhsu.edu (read 2026-08-05)

Victor E. Scholarship

$2,750

Published requirement: 2.55 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 36 ACT, or 2.55 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1570 SAT, or 2.65 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 35 ACT, or 2.65 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1530 SAT, or 2.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 34 ACT, or 2.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1490 SAT, or 2.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 33 ACT, or 2.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1450 SAT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT, or 3.1 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT, or 3.1 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1390 SAT, or 3.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT, or 3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 29 ACT, or 3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1330 SAT, or 3.45 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 3.45 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT, or 3.55 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.55 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT, or 3.65 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 26 ACT, or 3.65 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1230 SAT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 24 ACT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1160 SAT, or 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT, or 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

VICTOR E. SCHOLARSHIP $2,750 per yearfhsu.edu (read 2026-08-05)

Black & Gold Scholarship

$2,000

Published requirement: 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 36 ACT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1570 SAT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 35 ACT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1530 SAT, or 2.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 34 ACT, or 2.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1490 SAT, or 2.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 33 ACT, or 2.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1450 SAT, or 2.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 2.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT, or 2.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT, or 2.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1390 SAT, or 2.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 2.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT, or 2.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 29 ACT, or 2.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1330 SAT, or 3.05 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 3.05 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT, or 3.15 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 3.15 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT, or 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 26 ACT, or 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1230 SAT, or 3.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 3.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 24 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1160 SAT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 22 ACT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1100 SAT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 21 ACT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1060 SAT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 20 ACT, or 3.9 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1030 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

BLACK & GOLD SCHOLARSHIP $2,000 per yearfhsu.edu (read 2026-08-05)

Hays City Scholarship

$1,500

Published requirement: 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 34 ACT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1490 SAT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 33 ACT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1450 SAT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1420 SAT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT, or 2.2 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1390 SAT, or 2.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 2.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT, or 2.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 29 ACT, or 2.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1330 SAT, or 2.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 2.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT, or 2.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT, or 2.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT, or 2.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 26 ACT, or 2.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1230 SAT, or 2.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT, or 2.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT, or 3.05 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 24 ACT, or 3.05 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1160 SAT, or 3.15 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 23 ACT, or 3.15 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1130 SAT, or 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 22 ACT, or 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1100 SAT, or 3.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 21 ACT, or 3.35 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1060 SAT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 20 ACT, or 3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1030 SAT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 19 ACT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 990 SAT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 18 ACT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 960 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

HAYS CITY SCHOLARSHIP $1,500 per yearfhsu.edu (read 2026-08-05)

Automatic Freshman Scholarship

$0 to $15,000

Deadline the school lists: 2025-06-30
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Students may be eligible to receive up to $15,000 in scholarship funds automatically.fhsu.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Earl O. and Winona M. Fields Scholarship

$1,000 art scholarshipfhsu.edu

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Fort Hays State University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$16,900.2In-state, per year

$29,961.9Out-of-state, per year

Where Fort Hays State University lists its scholarships

Where this came from

https://www.fhsu.edu/admissions/scholarships (read 2026-06-17)
https://www.fhsu.edu/admissions/scholarships/freshmen-scholarships_graph.png (read 2026-08-05)
https://www.fhsu.edu/art-and-design/student-resources/art-design-department-scholarship-information (read 2026-07-02)
https://www.fhsu.edu/finaid/scholarships/ (read 2026-07-02)

Every amount on this page was read off a Fort Hays State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.